U21 World League

Estádio Jenipapão
Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5773, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rick Norman started the match with the kick off. Luan Vale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Harry Housham having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Jenipapo SC's zone, Rick Norman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Donato Nascimento came out of the goal and Rick Norman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Jenipapo SC getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Cacá Brodel hit a great ball. After 9 played minutes Staffordshire Terrier FC got a freekick which was hit by Rod Holland. The Staffordshire Terrier FC fans' excitement grew in the 12th match minute when Staffordshire Terrier FC's Rick Norman looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Donato Nascimento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rick Norman in the 17th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Rômulo Guimarães made a precise shot to the right of Harry Housham. Staffordshire Terrier FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Donato Nascimento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rick Norman in the 28th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Rick Norman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Donato Nascimento was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Staffordshire Terrier FC defense, Simão Travassos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Harry Housham. The Staffordshire Terrier FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Harry Housham should have stopped the shot. In the 35th minute Vitinho Vieira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Harry Housham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Vitinho Vieira in the 53rd minute of play forced Staffordshire Terrier FC's goalkeeper Harry Housham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Staffordshire Terrier FC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Les Howard hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Simão Travassos in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Harry Housham saved Staffordshire Terrier FC from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Simão Travassos in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Harry Housham saved Staffordshire Terrier FC from getting behind. With his leg Donato Nascimento managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when Staffordshire Terrier FC's Rick Norman fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Rick Norman in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Donato Nascimento, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Pedro Warnett charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedro Warnett the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Staffordshire Terrier FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Pedro Warnett hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simão Travassos in the 70th minute of play forced Staffordshire Terrier FC's goalkeeper Harry Housham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jenipapo SC's Simão Travassos in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Staffordshire Terrier FC's goalie prevented a goal. Rick Norman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Donato Nascimento read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. In the 84th minute, Felix Gilchrist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Donato Nascimento made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Rick Norman sent off a good shot on target. In the 93rd minute Simão Travassos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Harry Housham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Harry Housham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simão Travassos, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Jenipapo SC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.